ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO 450 VARIETIES AND SUBJECTS 






































































Bipelard” aA0:...1-:..< 8 Bryce Canyon ........ WW Elmohr™. seen. 12 RATE Mount Blanc ............ ZOE RARITIES @anettens. 7 Spring Sunshine ...... 18 
Acuta ......... eLOle Bucharica 2.05: toe Je bl Moroccom: 2S derieen IRIS Pais ees 8 Mount Washington. we Red Amber ...... .15 Spun Gold ol 
Admiration .18 BULBOUS IRIS 27, .blsatSass en ..18 oe BS, 3 ee Oe MrsiiPerryo eee Red Emperor L105 SO-72.~ 28 
Ahalya_ ......... 10 Burgundy Rose 2 Eric the Red..... 10. Joan Lay =. cre Mis ROW) soe one ig Red Gleam ...... _15 Starless Night 26 
Aigue Marin 22 Buttercup Lane ....8 Ethelyn Kleitz .......16 Juliet .......... 16 Mrs. Willard Red Valor ...... 215 St.-'Crispin 18 
A. J. Balfour 1 Caesar's Brother.....10 Ethiop Queen . .22 Junaluska . ae rAG Jacques 2)... 8 Red Velvet ... 15  Stolonifera 6 
Alata ..... 7 California Blue-...... Zl Peevenlodet ss. .15 Kansas Ingl. 9 Mulberry Rose .......15 Redward ....... Hb ee STYLOSA mi 
Amoena 8 California Dwart Extravaganza . .16 Katherine Fay 20 Nancy Hardison ......15 Reflection . 19. pultar-s Robe: ..... 15 
Altamohr 2 11 Fair Elaine . 8 Keepsake ... 8 Naranja peer REGELIAS ee Se punny Dayan... 11 
Amandine ‘) Fair Enough 2 Kingfisher B 10 NATIVE IRIS alps REGELIA. BEARDED 7 Sunset Serenade 9 
Amigo ... 6 Canadian Orders Eoiry $8 8 Kinglet ...... 9 Nazarin .. 12 Regeliocyclus ... 5  Susiana 4 
Andromac 9F Se Capitola, Fall Beauty . 9 Kits, Hybri 6 Nazarena 4 Remembrance 14 Suzette .. 19 
Arctic .. 9 Caprice .... FALL BLOOM 9 Kootenay 10 New Blue 10 Reticulata ..... . 7 Sylvia M 21 
Ariel . Pugin Captain, Wellsu- 20.) Fides iene. S$  Korolkowi .... 6 Nightfall 22 Reticulata C 7 Symposium ._._. so) 
Artemis . . 5 Caroline Burr ... 8 Labels, Simplex ...... 11 Nigrescen 10 Riding Highs 3 TALL BEARDED 
Atrofusca ..... . 4 Casa Morena _ 7 LaBohemienne .......9  Nigricans .. Nas Rocket =< 7 134 2bsK26 
Atropurpurea . 4 Cascade S eer 17 Fiat b ire . .. 2 Lady Boscawen ...... 20 N. J. Thomas 12 Roseland . Ss lampoeee . 8 
Atroviolaceae . 8 Casque d’ Sls Plora ampbell - ae 26. (Lady. Lilford’ 222: 12 Nora Distin ...... .10 Rose Mist .. Bios Lapestry ase 26 
[Mbt fale il i eho ieee 11 Centennial Otters 23) Flora Zenor=:.... .14 Lady Mohr ........ 12, 28 Northman .... ..20 Rose of England ...14 Tapestry Rose 14 
AUTUM Chamois .................17 Florentine ... z Eade Northcliffe ...... 1OV SNOVELTIES =. ....28 Rose Pearl Boe Renan. .f eee 1] 
BLOOMERS 9 Chantilly ..... ..13 Fragrant Iris... . 7 Lake George ......:..:.. 21 Noswe-tot <i.ct.cesstescest. 8 Rose Top’ ......0 Sd Tevicrds 2)... aoe 
Autumn Elf . 9  Char-Maize meljen Frieda’ Mohr .2....< 26 Laurel Hill ...... m2 Oberon] ...4. ao) Rosy) Wings 5a “26 Thanksgiving — 
Autumn Flame ped). Charon a ...5 Garden Club Offer.24 Lighthouse .. a lomeOchroleucd. = 11 Royal Scot ... 16 Firelight, 02-.-.eem 2 
Autumn Haze .......... 9 Cheerio .... ..26 Garden Flame ........15 Llewelyn ....... SOR BODDITIES 2a ‘i! 8 The Red Douglas....16 
Autumn Queen ...... 9 Cherie ...... 14” eGaynelle 22 .0..:2 L'luvia d‘Ora ......17. Oklahoma ........ 17 98. walhOr athens ee She 5 
Autumn Sunset ...... 9 Chewink ..... .._9 Gay Senorita . E28 Lord .Woolbeley ell OlQN Kal, Sree 18 22 Three Cheers .......... 22 
Autumn Surprise ...9 Childhood ..... WZL Seay mtylosd esate ortetiies eee te 4 OLD FAVORITES _26 Sally Ann .... _ 9 °-Tiree: (Oaks 45.515 
[Agus too eerie tee 22 China Maid ... ..14 Gersdorff-Sass Los Angeles . E26ne Old nace ee ee 22 Samovar ...... .26 Thunderhead . 220) 
Aztec Copper .16 Chippewa 26 BVOC) once Lothario 15. O08 Old wROGG Sates ee 15 Sangreal .. ; ne Oe bittorn) cto. ey Ie] 
PZUNOR Sintec: Ol Give rye 21 Gift Orders . AY) Louise Blake .. ey ONCO. BEARDED ..12 Santa Cruz 28 Tiffamyans 2226 
Azure Skies . 22)-eChristabeliw am: ..15 Glad Song . Louvois .... 26; Oncobredsli. ia ans 12. Santa bores ae 15 Tiger Tiger ae 
Balmung ....... .19 Chromosomes ..........27. Gloriole ......... Love Affair .. ..14 ONCOCYCLUS Schneeku / Ba aint sos Pans sc Be he 
Bandmaster .... ..21 City of Lincoln..........16 Golden Bow ... LUCLEY Srsyestes , 28 IRIS Rene es 4 Scorpion Oa . sey LUTh Vere XL ye ora p20 iS 
Peerae Luddy ......14 Claret Velvet ........26 Golden Flare Luna ...... .. 5 ONCOGELIAS .......... Se SLED Sera ..22 Tiny Treasure SoG 
BEARDED Cloud Castle ..........21 Golden Fleece ........ 18 pecases eae .. 8 ONCOGELIA- Sharkskin . ..19 Tishomingo ...... eae 
Sng 12 13, Hi 28 Collections ...... 4,5,6, Golden Madonna....19 nn Langford ........13 BEARDED ..._. _ oheéritia 2 ee ee? ee itian ‘Ladys. 28.20 
BEARDLESS a ll 7, 8,9, 10, 11, 26, 28 Golden Majesty ......18 Ma erosiphon vase 1 Orange Flame ........ SIBERIANS . 10 Titmouse ...:. ai 
Benton Aurora ........ Wome Coloma, ofc. e 18 Golden Ruffles ........ 17. Madame Louis OrchidiLady <.22.._ SierratBlues Se. 26i wn Lomeli. ies Se 
Benton Diane .......... 2 Common Stylosa......11 Golden Russet ........ 17 tar Oana ov; terns. 26 Orestes a Se Sierra Primrose .....18 Tower of Jewels......26 
Benton Old Madrid 9 Cool Spring ............] Gold Hill _.0200........16 Magic Carpet ...16  Orientalis Sierra Snow ............ 26 Treasure Island ......18 
Benton Rubeo ........ 14 Copper Glow .. Gold Rush ... 18. a Manwal’ et <7; 2,10, Ottawa Siskig aes 9° ‘Tropic Night 3e..22210 
Benton Tapestry ..15 Copper Orange Good Fortune . a4 23, 24, 27 Paltec ...... Sky Blue Reticulata 7 Tuberosa. .......... LT 
Berkeley Blue Copper River .......... Grace Mohr .............. 12. Manyusyc ................13 Papoose —- Seviciik ees oe. se Tunkhannock 2210 
Berkeley Gold ........ Courtier ©..2.... re | Grand Canyon ........ 16 Marie Antoinette ...22  Parthenope .............. Snake’s Head Iris.. TVCGOnwnokn. 5 elle 
Bermuda Sand ........1 Cream Tart ... Great sLakes #2... il ee Werrim beret ee 7 pe Patrice es : Snoqualmie ............ “96 Uitincr: sien ope gies 9 
Billet Doux ........ 2 Creole Belle . ey, Green Pastures .....17 Mariposa Mic ....... 19 Peg Dabagh . 12  Snowcrest is Underlined Varieties 2 
Bismarkiana ...... 2 Dalfvie sus a Gudrun? 2,2-bnen 26 Mary E. Nichols.....26 Persian Prince .16 Snow Flurr aA Unguicularis —......... 11 
Black and Gold ...... Dawn of Gold......... Happy Days . =.:20. Mary. Vernon ...-..9) Peshawar 2. .12 Snow Maiden ........ UNUSUAL IRIS_4, 6, 7 
Black Hawk ...... Daybreak 2%... Harttord acon. .15 Master Charles ......22 Pewee .......... .9 Snow Queen .......... Vulcanus 6 
Black Magic .. a Deep Buttercup Hartwegi . .11 Matterhorn 2 Pink Cloud 3 Snowy Egret 
Black Wings ...... xn Deep Velvet .... emELCCY Tel iC sy 3G) ~Melitza: Sees Pirik aceite 14 Solid Mahogany 
Blue Elegance .. Dorothea ......... 7 Helen Astor ............. 10 Mellowglow . Pink Marvel ..............14 Some Love ................ 2 
Blue Rhythm ...... Douglasiana . ..11 Helen McGregor ....21 Minnie Colquitt........ 20" 2 Pink Opall - on 13. Song of Gold.. ..17 WESTERN 
Blue Shimmer Dreamcastle <........13 Hermione .......:......:. 5° Miss California ........ 13. Pink Reflection.......14 Sorrel Top ...... ae bc) HATIVES 
Blue Valley .. DWARF IRIS 8 High Command ......22 Mission Madonna....19 Pink Tower Sound Money ..9 White City . 
Bokhara Iris .. Dwarf Rainbow Iris 11 —_Hill’s Cream ............ 8 Mist o’Pink Portland 2 ...:... OUST sue eee ..18 White Dove 










BORDER IRIS Dyke’s Medal 2 Hit Porades..,.caheee Misty Rose ... Prairie Sunset Southern Cross.......16. White Goddess 
Bountiful Blue Early Mass ...... ahs Honey Chile _ Mohrson esate Precious, 9 non pouthiandy vo tee ee 9 White Ruffles 
Bridal Pink Stylosa..11 Easter Bonnet ....... Hoogianc ..... Monnieri ..... Present ........ al South Seas .............. 21 White Wedgewood..20 
Bronzed Copper ...... 16 Easter Candle Hoogsan ...... Moonlight Premiums Spanish Peaks ..... 20 Wide Crosses .......... i 
Bronzino ............- - 260 Easter Gold wh200 Hybridizer’s Hints. 6 Madonna ......... sta Prince of Orange...17 Species Iris William A. Setchell..22 
Broom Seed .... 24 Easter Sunrise ........] Hybridizer’s Kits....6 Moonlit Sea . : Priscilla 2 pe A ORs LO) WINTER 
Brown Feathers........19 Edith Rorke .............. Icy Blue 6 Morning Blue .......... Radiant ....... : Spindrift BLOOMERS ........ tp ld 
Brown Thrashev........17 Edward Lapham ....16 Illusion ...... 2 Morocco Rose ... Radiant Knig Spotless Yellow Frills 223... 8 
Brown Turban . .17. Edward of Windsor 14 Innominata .. 1 Mother Lode ............ Rainbow Iris SPURIAS . Yuma ....... p 19 
Brunhilde’s Baby... 21. Elizabeth Ann ....... 14 Inspiration 5 Mountain Lake ...... Rangers... 7E=\ 0} fo @ pemeteea, pat yey 

Condensed Partial OUTLINE of My New RAINBOW IRIS MANUAL 
If you have not seen my new MANUAL, glance over this outline and see if it does not cover many subjects of real interest to you. Note 
especially how the 3 cultural groups (A, B and C) simplify the understanding of cultural requirements. 
Legends of Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow; Year Round Iris Bloom. 
PART I -- THE TWENTY TYPES OF IRIS 
Ancient History of Iris; the Iris Family; the Iris Genus. 
A Simple Key to the Types of Iris. 
PART II -- IRIS CULTURE 
Handling Plants on Arrival; Hardiness and Mulching; Regulation of 
Sun and Moisture; Soils and Fertilizers; Soil Reaction; Cutting Back 
the Foliage; Pest Control. Dividing and Resetting; Pot Culture. 
A. BASIC SOIL AND DRY SUMMERS 
(Or digging and storing in dry sand in basement) 
1. ARILS (Oncos, Regelias and Oncogelias): Cold Hardiness; Sun and 
Moisture; Digging and Storing; Soils and Fertilizers; Planting. 
2. BULBOUS IRIS—Reticulatas, Junos and Xiphiums, Moreas, Iris 
Sisyrinchium, Snake's Head Iris. 
B. AVERAGE GARDEN CONDITIONS 
(Nearly neutral soil and moderate moisture) 
1. ARIL-BEARDED HYBRIDS—Onco-Bearded; Regelia-Bearded and 
Oncogelia-Bearded. 
2. BEARDED IRIS—Tall Bearded, Dwarfs, Intermediates, Border, Table 
and Autumn Bloomers. 
3. SUMMER BLOOMING IRIS—Vesper Iris and Blackberrylily. 
C. ACID SOIL AND MODERATE TO HIGH MOISTURE 
1. CRESTED IRIS—Tectorum, Cristata, Japonica, Gracilipes. 
2. ENGLISH IRIS—(Iris xiphioides). 
3. BEARDLESS IRIS—Seven types discussed separately. 
PART III -- IRIS HYBRIDIZING 
Iris Hybridizing as Your New Hobby; What the Future Holds in Store 
for Us; Breeding for Good Traits. 
A. PLANNING YOUR CROSSES 
Use Only Good Varieties as Parents. Selecting Your Goals. 
Varieties Recommended as Parents in»Breeding for 26 Specific 
Objectives. 
How to Synchronize Blooming Periods. 
Chromosome Numbers for 156 varieties of 13 types of Iris. 
Use of Colchicine in Doubling Chromosome Numbers. 
Mendalian Inheritance—Dominant and Recessive Characters. 
B. TECHNIQUE FOR HYBRIDIZING TALL BEARDED IRIS 
The Parts of an Iris Flower; Collecting and Storing Pollen; Emascu- 
lation; Labelling the Crosses; Pollinating; Record Keeping Simplified; 
Care of Developing Pods; Harvesting and Storing Seeds; Sowing 
Hybrid Seeds; Selecting Hybrid Seedlings for Testing; Naming and 
Registering Your Hybrids. 
C. WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR SETS 
Selecting Parents by Past Behavior; Use of Hormones to Overcome 
Incompatibilities; Pollinating in Bud Stage; Increasing Plant Vigor; 
Forcing Strength into One Stalk or Flower; Selecting Seed Parents 
Based on Ovary Size. 
D. HYBRIDIZING UNUSUAL IRIS 
The Limits of Hybridization. 
UNUSUAL BEARDED IRIS—S types; ARIL IRIS and THEIR HYBRIDS 
(4 kinds); Designating Hybrids of Aril Iris and Bearded Iris. 
BEARDLESS IRIS (7 types); IRIS ODDITIES (2 types). 


Coming our way? Our latch-string 15 always out. 27 
